Why Apple iBooks?
In other student laptop programs (in Maine, Virginia, California, Ohio and other states), Apple iBooks are the most common choice. The main reasons for this is the smaller size of the laptops, the lower number of viruses and spyware that may affect the operating system, and the lower initial cost and cost of ownership of the laptops. Some schools consider the cost-to-weight ratio of the iBooks to be the decisive factor when compared to PC laptops of similar capability, and ergonomic specialists recommend that the lightest possible laptops should be selected. The seventh-grade teachers have been using Apple iBooks for the past two months as a trial, and they have found few difficulties with shifting from PCs to the iBooks. There are slight differences in file management, for example, but there are also benefits in terms of battery life, wake from sleep, and size and weight. Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files are perfectly compatible between PCs and iBooks. Students should be ab
